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Overview

Östersund
County: Jämtlands län
Population 2025: 64,973
Full municipal profile
Åre
County: Jämtlands län
Population 2025: 12,782
Full municipal profile

Quick comparison

Sverigefakta does not rank municipalities as good or bad. “Highest” and “Lowest” describe only the numeric value among the selected municipalities.

Population (31 Dec)
2025 · people

Östersund
64,973 peopleHighest
Åre
12,782 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)

Population change, 5 years
2025 · %

Östersund
1.5 %Lowest
Åre
6.1 %Highest
National (municipal mean)

Municipal tax rate (%)
2025 · %

Östersund
22.0 %Lowest
Åre
22.2 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
21.7

Median income, 20+
2024 · SEK

Östersund
347,400 SEKLowest
Åre
351,000 SEKHighest
National (municipal mean)
345,416

Year 9 pupils eligible for vocational upper secondary programmes (%)
2025 · %

Östersund
83.8 %Lowest
Åre
87.5 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
81.5

Overcrowding in apartment blocks (norm 2), share (%)
2025 · %

Östersund
8.9 %Lowest
Åre
24.3 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
13.5

Life expectancy, women
2025 · years

Östersund
85.0 yearsLowest
Åre
85.9 yearsHighest
National (municipal mean)
84.7

Reported violent offences (per 100,000)
2025 · /100k

Östersund
1,117.4 /100kHighest
Åre
777.6 /100kLowest
National (municipal mean)
885.9
Data points (observation IDs)

Population (31 Dec) over time

2002–2025 · people · Municipalities

Verified time series for the selected municipalities, same definition and same years.

Population (31 Dec) over time: Östersund moves from 58,156 (2002) to 64,973 (2025) — up 6,817 people. Full values are available in the data table below (2002–2025, Municipalities).

Population (31 Dec) over time · people · 2002–2025 · Municipalities
YearÖstersundÅre
2 00258 1569 692
2 00358 3619 692
2 00458 4599 821
2 00558 4289 966
2 00658 58310 021
2 00758 68610 127
2 00858 91410 259
2 00959 13610 278
2 01059 41610 274
2 01159 37310 259
2 01259 48510 406
2 01359 95610 420
2 01460 49510 555
2 01561 06610 677
2 01661 74511 088
2 01762 60111 268
2 01863 22711 529
2 01963 77911 727
2 02063 98512 049
2 02164 32412 271
2 02264 71412 330
2 02364 88112 464
2 02464 97912 693
2 02564 97312 782

Method: Only years where every selected municipality has a verified value are shown.

Source: SCB BE0101N1

Comparison by topic

Population

Annual population change
2025 · people

Östersund
-6.0 peopleLowest
Åre
89.0 peopleHighest
National (municipal mean)

Population change, 10 years
2025 · %

Östersund
6.4 %Lowest
Åre
19.7 %Highest
National (municipal mean)

Residents aged 0–19, share (%)
2025 · %

Östersund
22.1 %Lowest
Åre
22.8 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
22.0

Residents aged 20–64, share (%)
2025 · %

Östersund
55.3 %Lowest
Åre
59.0 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
52.6

Residents aged 65–79, share (%)
2025 · %

Östersund
15.7 %Highest
Åre
13.5 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
17.6

Residents aged 80+, share (%)
2025 · %

Östersund
6.9 %Highest
Åre
4.7 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
7.8

Deaths, number
2025 · people

Östersund
629.0 peopleHighest
Åre
77.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
318.1

Births, number
2025 · people

Östersund
581.0 peopleHighest
Åre
120.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
336.2

Demographic dependency ratio
2025 · ratio

Östersund
0.81 ratioHighest
Åre
0.69 ratioLowest
National (municipal mean)
0.91

In-migration to the municipality
2025 · people

Östersund
3,195.0 peopleHighest
Åre
1,052.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
2,132.5

Net domestic migration
2025 · people

Östersund
6.0 peopleHighest
Åre
-5.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
0.1

Out-migration from the municipality
2025 · people

Östersund
3,166.0 peopleHighest
Åre
1,027.0 peopleLowest
National (municipal mean)
2,091.4
Data points (observation IDs)

Work

Residents receiving social assistance during the year, share of population (%)
2025 · %

Östersund
2.5 %Highest
Åre
1.9 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
2.4

Employed refugees/family reunified 20–64, 4–6 years of residence, share (%)
2024 · %

Östersund
68.5 %Lowest
Åre
85.4 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
61.2

Households receiving social assistance, number
2025 · households

Östersund
976.0 householdsHighest
Åre
128.0 householdsLowest
National (municipal mean)
522.6

Employment rate, foreign-born 20–64 (%)
2024 · %

Östersund
73.7 %Lowest
Åre
74.5 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
70.2

Residents aged 16–24 not in employment, education or training (%)
2024 · %

Östersund
4.8 %Highest
Åre
4.7 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
6.9
Data points (observation IDs)

Economy & tax

Net cost of elderly care, SEK per resident
2025 · SEK/resident

Östersund
14,506 SEK/residentHighest
Åre
13,819 SEK/residentLowest
National (municipal mean)
17,158

Net cost of social services (IFO), SEK per resident
2025 · SEK/resident

Östersund
6,005.8 SEK/residentHighest
Åre
3,863.7 SEK/residentLowest
National (municipal mean)
5,333.4

Net income as share of tax revenue & general grants (%)
2025 · %

Östersund
3.3 %Lowest
Åre
3.6 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
3.5

Tax base per resident (SEK)
2025 · SEK

Östersund
281,257 SEKHighest
Åre
268,118 SEKLowest
National (municipal mean)
280,284

Equity ratio, municipality (%)
2025 · %

Östersund
28.7 %Lowest
Åre
29.7 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
40.5
Data points (observation IDs)

Schools

Year 9 pupils eligible for vocational programmes, municipal schools (%)
2025 · %

Östersund
82.3 %Lowest
Åre
87.5 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
80.8

Year 9 pupils passing all subjects (%)
2025 · %

Östersund
72.3 %Lowest
Åre
79.9 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
67.9

Upper-secondary students graduating within 3 years, home municipality (%)
2025 · %

Östersund
66.3 %Lowest
Åre
71.1 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
69.3

Upper-secondary students graduating within 4 years, home municipality (%)
2025 · %

Östersund
73.3 %Highest
Åre
71.8 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
73.5

Year 9 average merit rating, home municipality (17 subjects)
2025 · points

Östersund
227.0 pointsHighest
Åre
226.0 pointsLowest
National (municipal mean)
218.3

Year 9 merit rating, municipality of location (17 subjects)
2025 · points

Östersund
227.7 pointsHighest
Åre
227.5 pointsLowest
National (municipal mean)
217.0
Data points (observation IDs)

Housing

Completed dwellings
2025 · dwellings

Östersund
40.0 dwellingsHighest
Åre
24.0 dwellingsLowest
National (municipal mean)
108.1

Rental dwellings, number per 1,000 residents
2025 · per 1,000 residents

Östersund
224.5 per 1,000 residentsHighest
Åre
161.7 per 1,000 residentsLowest
National (municipal mean)
171.6

Completed detached houses per 1,000 residents
2025 · per 1,000 residents

Östersund
0.5 per 1,000 residentsLowest
Åre
1.6 per 1,000 residentsHighest
National (municipal mean)
0.6

Apartment price, SEK/m²
2025 · SEK/m²

Östersund
19,998 SEK/m²Lowest
Åre
34,139 SEK/m²Highest
National (municipal mean)
17,205

House prices, detached houses, SEK/m²
2025 · SEK/m²

Östersund
27,000 SEK/m²Lowest
Åre
31,170 SEK/m²Highest
National (municipal mean)
21,704

Overcrowding in apartment blocks (norm 3), share (%)
2025 · %

Östersund
30.5 %Lowest
Åre
48.8 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
36.4
Data points (observation IDs)

Health

Life expectancy, men
2025 · years

Östersund
81.6 yearsLowest
Åre
82.0 yearsHighest
National (municipal mean)
81.3

Residential elderly care users satisfied overall (%)
2025 · %

Östersund
74.3 %Lowest
Åre
80.0 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
78.1

Ongoing stress-related sick leave, annual average share of population (%)
2025 · %

Östersund
0.9 %Highest
Åre
0.6 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
0.5
Data points (observation IDs)

Crime

Reported offences against liberty and peace (per 100,000)
2025 · /100k

Östersund
1,380.6 /100kHighest
Åre
1,170.3 /100kLowest
National (municipal mean)
1,418.9

Reported offences, total (per 100,000)
2025 · /100k

Östersund
11,744 /100kHighest
Åre
10,030 /100kLowest
National (municipal mean)
9,856.9

Reported economic crime (per 100,000)
2025 · /100k

Östersund
2,196.4 /100kHighest
Åre
1,594.5 /100kLowest
National (municipal mean)
2,075.2

Reported gross violation of a woman's integrity (per 100,000)
2025 · /100k

Östersund
9.2 /100kLowest
Åre
23.6 /100kHighest
National (municipal mean)
8.4

Reported drug offences (per 100,000)
2025 · /100k

Östersund
1,736.2 /100kHighest
Åre
1,248.9 /100kLowest
National (municipal mean)
825.5

Reported sexual offences (per 100,000)
2025 · /100k

Östersund
312.4 /100kHighest
Åre
212.1 /100kLowest
National (municipal mean)
187.2
Data points (observation IDs)

Politics

Assignments per elected municipal politician
2025 · assignments/politician

Östersund
1.7 assignments/politicianHighest
Åre
1.6 assignments/politicianLowest
National (municipal mean)
1.8

Residents per elected municipal politician
2025 · residents/politician

Östersund
421.9 residents/politicianHighest
Åre
139.5 residents/politicianLowest
National (municipal mean)
221.4

Elected municipal politicians part-time, share (%)
2025 · %

Östersund
6.5 %Lowest
Åre
6.6 %Highest
National (municipal mean)
2.5

Elected municipal politicians full-time, share (%)
2025 · %

Östersund
1.3 %Highest
Åre
0.0 %Lowest
National (municipal mean)
1.5
Data points (observation IDs)

Calculated and specialised measures

The measures below are not official municipal observations in the same sense as the tables above. They are calculated by Sverigefakta or taken from situation reports and model estimates, and are therefore reported separately.

Estimated net cost per resident per year
Model estimate
Note: Model estimate = (received / 5) × Ruist's average annual net cost per person (SEK 74,000 in 2018 prices, inflation-adjusted) / population. It covers only the last five years of reception and is not official municipal accounting.

Östersund
-132 SEK
Åre
-121 SEK
National
About the data. The comparison uses the municipal engine's verified time series — the same figures, definitions and sources as the municipal pages. For every metric we use the latest period in which all selected municipalities have a verified value. If no common period exists the metric is omitted entirely; nothing is imputed and years are never mixed within a row.

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Method & limitations

  • All compared municipalities are shown for the same year per indicator. Where an indicator is missing '—' is displayed.
  • Units are fixed per row (percent, SEK, count per 1,000). Rows never mix units within the same column.
  • The national mean is the source's own national row (SCB / Kolada / Migrationsverket) — not an average of municipalities.
  • Ranking or best/worst colours are only used where the indicator has a clear direction (e.g. upper-secondary eligibility, higher is better).
  • Net cost is a model estimate: Ruist's 74,000 SEK/year × arrivals 2020–2024 / population. Not official municipal accounts.
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Primary sources

Agencies and research institutions behind this page

4

agencies/institutions

2

reports & studies

6

primary datasets

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Definitions

How the numbers are counted — and what they do not cover

Per capita / per 1,000 / per 100,000
Normalising an absolute number by population size, so municipalities of different sizes can be compared. Shootings, for example, are usually reported per 100,000 inhabitants.
Median vs mean
The median is the middle value in a sorted series. The mean is the sum divided by the count and is much more sensitive to outliers. Incomes and wealth are therefore usually reported as medians.
Ranking & percentile
The ranking is the municipality's place in the sorted list of all 290 municipalities. The percentile is the share below the municipality — rank 29 of 290 ≈ the 90th percentile.Ties use shared ranking (e.g. two municipalities both at rank 10).

Frequently asked questions

Short answers to what is most often discussed

No — we cap at four. Beyond that the table becomes hard to read on mobile and colour coding loses its meaning. Use /en/comparisons for county-vs-county perspectives.